In this excerpt from Gordimer's essay, the author discusses the consequences of apartheid. This excerpt is used to reflect on how some things are admired by the white and powerful population for their rarity but are the everyday objects for the poor South because it's all they have. She concludes that image by saying "The penny whistle is a charming piece of musical ingenuity; but it should not always be necessary for a man to make his music out of nothing.".
Through this she says that the poor <em>South</em> uses candles because that's all they've got. She says that it's not that bad to live in Sophiatown (predominantly black region, destroyed during the apartheid) but that it's <em>tragic</em> when you don't have the possibilities of living anywhere else.
Answer:
a strong opinion is presented to appeal to the reader's sense of justice
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from "Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry.", the narrator described the joys and advantages of reading as they give enlightenment and that everyone should be encouraged to read because it is the first step to success.
He however decries the attempt to censor what people are able to read by some people who feel they know what is best for others.
The best description of the rhetoric used in this excerpt to increase the reader's awareness of censorship is a strong opinion is presented to appeal to the reader's sense of justice.
The conflict in traditional stories is always presented between the beginning and the end
